FEIR for Boitshepi Landfill Site .pdf - Zitholele.co.za

August 2010 10 8848• The participation of I&APs in environmental governance must be promoted, and allpeople must have the opportunity to develop the understanding, skills and capacitynecessary for achieving equitable and effective participation. In particular, participationby vulnerable and disadvantaged persons must be ensured;• Decision makers must take into account the interests, needs and values of all I&APs andthis includes recognising all forms of knowledge, including traditional and contemporaryknowledge;• Community well-being and empowerment must be promoted through environmentaleducation, the raising of environmental awareness, the sharing of knowledge andexperience and other appropriate means;• The right of workers to refuse work that is harmful to human health or the environmentand to be informed of dangers, must be respected and protected;• Decisions must be taken in an open and transparent manner, and access to informationmust be provided in accordance with the law; and• The vital role of women and youth in environmental management and development mustbe recognised and their full participation therein must be promoted.The EIA for this project will be conducted in terms of the EIA Regulations of 2006 that werepromulgated in terms of Section 24 (5) of the NEMA. The Provincial GDARD is thecompetent authority responsible for issuing EA for the proposed project. The NEMA EIARegulations were promulgated on 21 April 2006 and became effective on 3 July 2006. TheNEMA regulations replaced the previous EIA Regulations under the ECA.A Basic Assessment must be applied to activities listed in Listing Notice 1 No. R386.Activities identified in terms of Section 24(2)(a) and (d) of the NEMA, which may notcommence without EA from the Competent Authority and in respect of which theinvestigation, assessment and communication of potential impacts of activities must followthe procedure as described in regulations 22 to 26 of the EIA regulations, 2006 of the NEMAGeneral Notice Regulation (GNR). 387, lists activities that have been identified in terms ofSection 24(2) (a) and (d) of the NEMA which may not commence without EA from theCompetent Authority and in respect of which the investigation, assessment andcommunication of potential impacts of activities must follow the procedure as described inregulations 22 to 26 of the EIA regulations, 2006 of the NEMA i.e. a full EIA comprising bothScoping and Impact Assessment is necessary for the proposed waste disposal siteextension, operation and closure.A full EIA is applicable to all projects likely to have significant environmental impacts due totheir nature or extent, activities associated with potentially high levels of environmentaldegradation, or activities for which the impacts cannot be easily predicted.ZITHOLELE CONSULTING